Turkish officials told Bloomberg that while they don't expect Trump to visit Istanbul, they are not ruling it out, and preparations for any scenario are underway.
Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023 in connection with the activities of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO), which was co-founded by Golos's legal predecessor, the Golos association.
Ukraine's underground storage facilities are currently using 19.4% of their capacity. Almost 32%, or 2.79 bcm, less gas is available in the storages than in the previous year, according to the estimates.
The majority of Ukrainians, 71%, do not support holding elections before a full peace deal, even in the case of a ceasefire and security guarantees, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on May 14.
"He'd like me to be there, and that's a possibility. ... I don't know that he would be there if I'm not there. We're going to find out," U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Qatar, Reuters reported.
Trump has long demanded that NATO allies increase their military spending, previously calling for the alliance to raise its benchmark from 2% to 5% of GDP.
More than 1,000 Russian government entities and 1,200 private companies are involved in the economy of occupied Mariupol, a major southeastern city occupied by Russia after it invaded Ukraine in 2022, according to a research paper published on May 14.
The measures target almost 200 ships of Russia's "shadow fleet," 30 companies involved in sanctions evasion, 75 sanctions on entities and individuals linked to the Russian military-industrial complex, and more.
The government has approved "reform roadmaps in the rule of law, public administration, and democratic institutions, as well as Ukraine’s negotiation position," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The statement did not name the ex-official by name, but details of the case indicate it relates to Oleh Hladkovsky, a former deputy secretary of Ukraine's top security body who has been wanted since mid-April.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, meet Christopher Cavoli, commander-in-chief of NATO and US Armed Forces in Europe, on April 30, 2023. (Valerii Zaluzhnyi/Telegram)
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, met Christopher Cavoli, commander-in-chief of NATO and US Armed Forces in Europe on April 30, reporting on the current situation across the entire front line, Zaluzhnyi reported on his Telegram channel.
Zaluzhnyi added that they also discussed possible next steps in the war against Russia and “importance of timely deliveries of a sufficient amount of ammunition and military equipment.”
Zaluzhnyi said that he “emphasized the need to provide Ukraine with a wide range of weapons and anti-aircraft defense systems” to solve key problems in the “resistance to Russian aggression.” Both agreed on the importance of further military training of Ukrainian service members.
Ukraine’s army commander also regularly discusses Ukraine's situation with the U.S. Chairman of U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.
The last phone call between the two took place on April 27, when the top military officials spoke about further support of the Ukrainian army by Western partners.
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